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impossibility

[ im-pos-uh-bil-i-tee, im-pos- ]
/ ɪmˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪm pɒs- /
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noun, plural im·pos·si·bil·i·ties for 2.

condition or quality of being impossible.
something impossible.

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Origin of impossibility

1350–1400; Middle English impossibilite<Late Latin impossibilitās.See im-2, possibility

Words nearby impossibility

impose, impose on, imposing, imposing stone, imposition, impossibility, impossible, impossible figure, impost, impost block, impostor
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Words related to impossibility

futility, failure, difficulty, contrariety, impracticality, unfeasibility, impracticability, unlikelihood, unreasonableness, unattainability, unworkability

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British Dictionary definitions for impossibility

impossibility
/ (ɪmˌpɒsəˈbɪlɪtɪ, ˌɪmpɒs-) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being impossible
something that is impossible
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